1982 NHL entry draft

1982 NHL entry draft
General information
Date(s)June 9, 1982
LocationMontreal Forum
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
252 total selections in 12 rounds
First selectionCanada Gord Kluzak
(Boston Bruins)
Hall of Famers
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The 1982 NHL entry draft was the 20th NHL entry draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League (NHL) teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1981–82 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those players selected.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Dave Andreychuk, who retired after the 2005–06 season.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1982 NHL entry draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

 = NHL All-Star[a] ·  = NHL All-Star[a] and NHL All-Star team ·  = Hall of Famers


Round one

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Gord Kluzak (D)  Canada Boston Bruins (from New Jersey)1 Billings Bighorns (WHL)
2 Brian Bellows (RW)  Canada Minnesota North Stars (from Detroit)2 Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
3 Gary Nylund (D)  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4 Ron Sutter (C)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Hartford)3 Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
5 Scott Stevens (D)  Canada Washington Capitals Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6 Phil Housley (D)  United States Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles)4 South St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
7 Ken Yaremchuk (C)  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
8 Rocky Trottier (C)  Canada New Jersey[b] (from St. Louis)5 Billings Bighorns (WHL)
9 Paul Cyr (LW)  Canada Buffalo Sabres (from Calgary)6 Victoria Cougars (WHL)
10 Rich Sutter (RW)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
11 Michel Petit (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
12 Jim Kyte (D)  Canada Winnipeg Jets Cornwall Royals (OHL)
13 David Shaw (D)  Canada Quebec Nordiques Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
14 Paul Lawless (LW)  Canada Hartford Whalers (from Philadelphia)7 Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
15 Chris Kontos (C)  Canada New York Rangers Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
16 Dave Andreychuk (C)  Canada Buffalo Sabres Oshawa Generals (OHL)
17 Murray Craven (C)  Canada Detroit Red Wings (from Minnesota)8 Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
18 Ken Daneyko (D)  Canada New Jersey (from Boston)9 Seattle Breakers (WHL)
19 Alain Heroux (LW)  Canada Montreal Canadiens Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
20 Jim Playfair (D)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
21 Patrick Flatley (RW)  Canada New York Islanders University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 17, 2009.
  1. The New Jersey Devils' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a compensation trade on July 21, 1981 when Colorado signed restricted free agent Dwight Foster. To complete the trade, Boston's tenth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft was also sent to Colorado in exchange for Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft (this pick) and a second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.
  2. The Detroit Red Wings' first-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on August 21, 1981 that sent Greg Smith, rights to Don Murdoch and Minnesota's first-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
  3. The Hartford Whalers' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's first-round, second-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
  4. The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 10, 1980 that sent Jerry Korab to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
  5. The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Rob Ramage to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' first-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
  6. The Calgary Flames' first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent Richie Dunn, Don Edwards and Buffalo's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Calgary's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft, Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in 1983 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
  7. The Philadelphia Flyers' first-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's second-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft with this pick.
  8. The Minnesota North Stars' first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on August 21, 1981 that sent Detroit's first-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Greg Smith, rights to Don Murdoch and this pick.
  9. The Boston Bruins' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on July 21, 1981 that sent Colorado's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for Boston's tenth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft. It was a compensation trade that saw Colorado sign restricted free agent Dwight Foster. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.

Round two

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
22 Brian Curran (D)  Canada Boston Bruins (from New Jersey)1 Portland (WHL)
23 Yves Courteau (RW)  Canada Detroit Red Wings Laval Voisins (QMJHL)
24 Gary Leeman (D)  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Regina Pats (WHL)
25 Peter Ihnacak (C)  Czechoslovakia Toronto Maple Leafs (from Hartford via Philadelphia)2 Prague Sparta (Czechoslovakia)
26 Mike Anderson (C)  United States Buffalo Sabres (from Washington)3 North St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
27 Mike Heidt (D)  Canada Los Angeles Kings Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
28 Rene Badeau (D)  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
29 Dave Reierson (D)  Canada Calgary Flames (from St. Louis via Minnesota)4 Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
30 Jens Johansson (D)  Sweden Buffalo Sabres (from Calgary)5 Pitea (Sweden)
31 Jocelyn Gauvreau (D)  Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)6 Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
32 Kent Carlson (D)  United States Montreal Canadiens (from Vancouver via Minnesota)7 St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
33 David Maley (LW)  United States Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg)8 Edina High School (USHS-MN)
34 Paul Gillis (C)  Canada Quebec Nordiques Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
35 Mark Paterson (D)  Canada Hartford Whalers (from Philadelphia)9 Ottawa 67's (OHL)
36 Tomas Sandstrom (RW)  Sweden New York Rangers Fagersta (Sweden)
37 Richard Kromm (LW)  Canada Calgary Flames (from Buffalo)10 Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
38 Tim Hrynewich (LW)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins (from Minnesota)11 Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
39 Lyndon Byers (RW)  Canada Boston Bruins Regina Pats (WHL)
40 Scott Sandelin (D)  United States Montreal Canadiens Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
41 Steve Graves (LW)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
42 Vern Smith (D)  Canada New York Islanders Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  1. The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a compensation trade on July 21, 1981 when Colorado signed restricted free agent Dwight Foster. To complete the trade, Boston's tenth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft was sent to Colorado in exchange for Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.
  2. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on January 20, 1982 that sent Darryl Sittler to Philadelphia in exchange for Rich Costello, future considerations (Ken Strong) and this pick.
    Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 21, 1980 that sent Norm Barnes and Jack McIlhargey to Hartford in exchange for this pick.
  3. The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Alan Haworth and Buffalo's third-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Washington's fourth-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
  4. The Minnesota North Stars' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 7, 1982 that sent Willi Plett and Calgary's fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for Steve Christoff, Bill Nyrop and this pick.
    Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 10, 1979 that sent Richie Hansen and Bryan Maxwell to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
  5. The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent Richie Dunn, Don Edwards and Buffalo's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Calgary's first-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft, Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in 1983 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
  6. The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 30, 1979 that sent Robert Holland and Pat Hughes to Pittsburgh in exchange for Denis Herron and this pick.
  7. The Minnesota North Stars' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 8, 1979 that sent Bill Nyrop to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in 1979 NHL Entry Draft and second-round pick in 1980 NHL Entry Draft. The trade was later changed for this pick on June 11, 1980 (1980 NHL Entry Draft day).
    Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 4, 1980 that sent Kris Manery to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
  8. The Winnipeg Jets' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on September 26, 1980 that sent Norm Dupont to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
  9. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft with this pick.
  10. The Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent Calgary's first-round and second-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft along with Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for Richie Dunn, Don Edwards and this pick.
  11. The Minnesota North Stars' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on March 2, 1982 that sent Mark Johnson to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.

Round three

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
43 Pat Verbeek (C)  Canada New Jersey Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
44 Carmine Vani (LW)  Canada Detroit Red Wings Kingston Canadians (OHL)
45 Ken Wregget (G)  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
46 Miroslav Dvorak (D)  Czechoslovakia Philadelphia Flyers (from Hartford)1 Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
47 Bill Campbell (D)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Washington)2 Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
48 Steve Seguin (RW)  Canada Los Angeles Kings Kingston Canadians (OHL)
49 Tom McMurchy (RW)  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
50 Mike Posavad (D)  Canada St. Louis Blues Peterborough Petes (OHL)
51 Jim Laing (D)  United States Calgary Flames Clarkson University (ECAC)
52 Troy Loney (LW)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
53 Yves Lapointe (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
54 Dave Kasper (C)  Canada New Jersey (from Winnipeg)3 Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
55 Mario Gosselin (G)  Canada Quebec Nordiques Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
56 Kevin Dineen (RW)  Canada Hartford Whalers (from Philadelphia)4 University of Denver (WCHA)
57 Corey Millen (C)  United States New York Rangers Cloquet High School (USHS-MN)
58 Milan Novy (C)  Czechoslovakia Washington Capitals (from Buffalo)5 Kladno (Czechoslovakia)
59 Wally Chapman (C)  United States Minnesota North Stars (from Minnesota via Edmonton)6 Edina High School (USHS-MN)
60 Dave Reid (LW)  Canada Boston Bruins Peterborough Petes (OHL)
61 Scott Harlow (LW)  United States Montreal Canadiens East Bridgewater High School (USHS-MA)
62 Brent Loney (LW)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Cornwall Royals (OHL)
63 Garry Lacey (LW)  Canada New York Islanders Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  1. The Hartford Whalers' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's first-round, second-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's first-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
  2. The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on August 21, 1980 that sent Bob Kelly to Washington in exchange for this pick.
  3. The Winnipeg Jets' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on July 15, 1981 that sent Lucien DeBlois to Winnipeg in exchange for Brent Ashton and this pick.
  4. The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's first-round and second-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft with this pick.
  5. The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Washington's second-round and fourth-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for Alan Haworth and this pick.
  6. The Minnesota North Stars' third-round pick was re-acquired on draft day to complete a trade on February 2, 1981 that sent Gary Edwards to Edmonton in exchange for future considerations.
    Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 21, 1981 that sent rights to Don Murdoch to Minnesota in exchange for Don Jackson and this pick.

Round four

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
64 Dave Gans (C)  Canada Los Angeles Kings (from New Jersey)1 Oshawa Generals (OHL)
65 Dave Meszaros (G)  Canada Calgary Flames (from Detroit)2 Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
66 Craig Coxe (C)  United States Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto)3 St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
67 Ulf Samuelsson (D)  Sweden Hartford Whalers Leksand (Sweden)
68 Timo Jutila (D)  Finland Buffalo Sabres (from Washington)4 Tampere Tappara (Finland)
69 John DeVoe (RW)  United States Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)5 Edina High School (USHS-MN)
70 Bill Watson (RW)  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
71 Shawn Kilroy (G)  Canada Vancouver Canucks (from St. Louis)6 Peterborough Petes (OHL)
72 Mark Lamb (LW)  Canada Calgary Flames Billings Bighorns (WHL)
73 Vladimir Ruzicka (C)  Czechoslovakia Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)7 Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
74 Tom Martin (LW)  Canada Winnipeg Jets (from Vancouver)8 Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL)
75 David Ellett (D)  Canada Winnipeg Jets Ottawa 67's (COJHL)
76 Jiri Lala (RW)  Czechoslovakia Quebec Nordiques Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
77 Michael Hjalm (LW)  Sweden Philadelphia Flyers Ornskoldsvik (Sweden)
78 Chris Jensen (RW)  Canada New York Rangers Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL)
79 Jeff Hamilton (C)  Canada Buffalo Sabres Providence College (ECAC)
80 Bob Rouse (D)  Canada Minnesota North Stars Billings Bighorns (WHL)
81 Dusan Pasek (C)  Czechoslovakia Minnesota North Stars (from Boston via Calgary)9 Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
82 Dave Ross (G)  Canada Los Angeles Kings (from Montreal)10 Seattle Breakers (WHL)
83 Jaroslav Pouzar (LW)  Czechoslovakia Edmonton Oilers Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
84 Alan Kerr (LW)  Canada New York Islanders Seattle Breakers (WHL)
Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  1. The New Jersey Devils' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on November 18, 1978 that sent Nick Beverley to Colorado in exchange for this pick. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.
  2. The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on November 10, 1981 that sent Eric Vail to Detroit in exchange for Gary McAdam and this pick.
  3. The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 8, 1982 that sent Jim Korn to Toronto in exchange for Toronto's 5th-rd pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
  4. The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Alan Haworth and Buffalo's third-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Washington's second-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
  5. The Los Angeles Kings' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on September 14, 1979 that sent Brad Selwood and Montreal's fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
  6. The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 9, 1982 that sent Glen Hanlon to St. Louis in exchange for Tony Currie, Rick Heinz, Jim Nill and this pick.
  7. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on September 11, 1981 that sent Paul Harrison in exchange for this pick.
  8. The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on July 15, 1981 that sent the rights to Ivan Hlinka to Vancouver in exchange for Brent Ashton and this pick.
  9. The Calgary Flames' fourth-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on June 7, 1982 that sent Steve Christoff, Bill Nyrop and Minnesota's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Willi Plett and this pick.
    Calgary (Atlanta) previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 23, 1979 that sent Bobby Lalonde to Boston in exchange for this pick.
  10. The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on September 14, 1979 that sent Los Angeles' fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for Brad Selwood and this pick.

Round five

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
85 Scott Brydges (D)  United States New Jersey Mariner High School (USHS-MN)
86 Brad Shaw (D)  Canada Detroit Red Wings Ottawa (OHL)
87 Eduard Uvira (D)  Czechoslovakia Toronto Maple Leafs Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
88 Ray Ferraro (C)  Canada Hartford Whalers Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
89 Dean Evason (C)  Canada Washington Capitals Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
90 Darcy Roy (LW)  Canada Los Angeles Kings Ottawa 67's (OHL)
91 Brad Beck (D)  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
92 Scott Machej (LW)  Canada St. Louis Blues Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
93 Lou Kiriakou (D)  Canada Calgary Flames Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
94 Grant Sasser (C)  United States Pittsburgh Penguins Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
95 Ulf Isaksson (LW)  Sweden Los Angeles Kings (from Vancouver)1 Solna (Sweden)
96 Tim Mishler (C)  United States Winnipeg Jets East Grand Forks High School (USHS-MN)
97 Phil Stanger (D)  Canada Quebec Nordiques Seattle Breakers (WHL)
98 Todd Bergen (C)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
99 Sylvain Charland (LW)  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from the Rangers)2 Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
100 Bob Logan (LW)  Canada Buffalo Sabres West Island Royals (LHJAQ)
101 Marty Wiitala (C)  United States Minnesota North Stars Superior High School (USHS-WI)
102 Bob Nicholson (D)  Canada Boston Bruins London Knights (OHL)
103 Kevin Houle (LW)  United States Montreal Canadiens Acton-Boxborough High School (USHS-MA)
104 Dwayne Boettger (D)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
105 Rene Breton (C)  Canada New York Islanders Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  1. The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on March 8, 1981 that sent Doug Halward to Vancouver in exchange for future considerations (Gary Bromley) and this pick.
  2. The New York Rangers' fifth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 16, 1981 that sent Pat Hickey to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.

Round six

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
106 Mike Moher (RW)  Canada New Jersey Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
107 Claude Vilgrain (C)  Canada Detroit Red Wings Laval Voisons (QMJHL)
108 Ron Dreger (LW)  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
109 Randy Gilhen (LW)  Canada Hartford Whalers Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
110 Ed Kastelic (RW)  Canada Washington Capitals London Knights (OHL)
111 Jeff Parker (D)  United States Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles)1 Mariner High School (USHS-MN)
112 Mark Hatcher (D)  United States Chicago Black Hawks Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
113 Perry Ganchar (RW)  Canada St. Louis Blues Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
114 Jeff Vaive (C)  Canada Calgary Flames Ottawa 67's (OHL)
115 Craig Kales (RW)  United States Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)2 Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
116 Taylor Hall (RW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Regina Pats (WHL)
117 Ernie Vargas (C)  United States Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg)3 Coon Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
118 Mats Kihlstrom (D)  Sweden Calgary Flames (from Quebec via Washington)4 Sodertalje (Sweden)
119 Ron Hextall (G)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
120 Tony Granato (C)  United States New York Rangers Northwood School (USHS-NY)
121 Jakob Gustavsson (G)  Sweden Buffalo Sabres Almtuna (Sweden)
122 Todd Carlile (D)  United States Minnesota North Stars North St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
123 Bob Sweeney (C)  United States Boston Bruins Acton-Boxborough High School (USHS-MA)
124 Mike Dark (D)  Canada Montreal Canadiens Sarnia Legionnaires (WOJHL)
125 Raimo Summanen (LW)  Finland Edmonton Oilers Lahti (Finland)
126 Roger Kortko (C)  Canada New York Islanders Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  1. The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Don Luce to Los Angeles in exchange for cash and this pick.
  2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' sixth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 3, 1982 that sent Greg Hotham to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's 5th-rd pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft and future considerations (this pick).
  3. The Winnipeg Jets' sixth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a compensation trade on December 19, 1981 for signing Serge Savard to Winnipeg in exchange this pick. Savard retired from the NHL on August 12, 1981. The Jets selected him in the NHL waiver draft on October 5, 1981. The trade was completed upon Savard's return to the NHL with the Jets.
  4. The Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Ken Houston and Pat Riggin to Washington in exchange for Howard Walker, George White, Washington's third-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in 1984 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
    Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 1, 1982 that sent Tim Tookey and seventh-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Quebec in exchange for Lee Norwood and this pick.

Round seven

Victor Nechaev, the first Soviet trained player to play professionally in the NHL was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the seventh round of the 1982 draft.[1]

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
127 Paul Fulcher (LW)  Canada New Jersey London Knights (OHL)
128 Greg Hudas (D)  United States Detroit Red Wings Redford Royals (NAJHL)
129 Dominic Campedelli (D)  United States Toronto Maple Leafs Cohasset High School (USHS-MA)
130 Jim Johannson (C)  United States Hartford Whalers Mayo High School (USHS-MN)
131 Daniel Poudrier (D)  Canada Quebec Nordiques (from Washington)1 Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
132 Victor Nechayev (C)  Soviet Union Los Angeles Kings SKA Leningrad (USSR)
133 Jay Ness (D)  United States Chicago Black Hawks Roseau High School (USHS-MN)
134 Doug Gilmour (C)  Canada St. Louis Blues Cornwall Royals (OHL)
135 Brad Ramsden (RW)  Canada Calgary Flames Peterborough Petes (OHL)
136 Grant Couture (D)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
137 Parie Proft (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
138 Derek Ray (RW)  United States Winnipeg Jets Seattle Americans (NAJHL)
139 Jeff Triano (D)  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from Quebec)2 Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
140 Dave Brown (RW)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
141 Sergei Kapustin (LW)  Soviet Union New York Rangers Moscow Spartak (USSR)
142 Allen Bishop (D)  Canada Buffalo Sabres Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
143 Viktor Zhluktov (LW)  Soviet Union Minnesota North Stars Moscow CSKA (USSR)
144 John Meulenbroeks (D)  Canada Boston Bruins Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
145 Hannu Jarvenpaa (RW)  Finland Montreal Canadiens Oulu (Finland)
146 Brian Small (RW)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Ottawa 67's (OHL)
147 John Tiano (C)  United States New York Islanders Winthrop High School (USHS-MA)
Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  1. The Washington Capitals' seventh-round pick went to the Quebec Nordiques as the result of a trade on February 1, 1982 that sent Lee Norwood and Quebec's sixth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Tim Tookey and this pick.
  2. The Quebec Nordiques' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on March 9, 1982 that sent Wilf Paiement to Quebec in exchange for Miroslav Frycer and this pick.

Round eight

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
148 John Hutchings (D)  Canada New Jersey Oshawa Generals (OHL)
149 Pat Lahey (C)  Canada Detroit Red Wings Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
150 Steve Smith (D)  United States Montreal Canadiens St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
151 Mickey Krampotich (C)  United States Hartford Whalers Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
152 Wally Schreiber (RW)  Canada Washington Capitals Regina Pats (WHL)
153 Peter Helander (D)  Sweden Los Angeles Kings Skelleftea AIK (Sweden)
154 Jeff Smith (LW)  Canada Chicago Black Hawks London Knights (OHL)
155 Chris Delaney (LW)  United States St. Louis Blues Boston College (ECAC)
156 Roy Myllari (D)  Canada Calgary Flames Cornwall Royals (OHL)
157 Peter Derksen (LW)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
158 Newell Brown (C)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Michigan State University (CCHA)
159 Guy Gosselin (D)  United States Winnipeg Jets Rochester-Marshall High School (USHS-MN)
160 Brian Glynn (C)  United States New York Rangers (from Quebec)1 Buffalo Jr. Sabres (NAJHL)
161 Alain Lavigne (RW)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
162 Janne Karlsson (D)  Sweden New York Rangers Kiruna (Sweden)
163 Claude Verret (C)  Canada Buffalo Sabres Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
164 Paul Miller (D)  United States Minnesota North Stars Crookston High School (USHS-MN)
165 Tony Fiore (C)  Canada Boston Bruins Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
166 Tom Kolioupoulos (RW)  United States Montreal Canadiens Fraser High School (USHS-MI)
167 Dean Clark (D)  Canada Edmonton Oilers St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
168 Todd Okerlund (RW)  United States New York Islanders Burnsville High School (USHS-MN)
Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  1. The Quebec Nordiques' eight-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on December 30, 1981 that sent Jere Gillis and Dean Talafous to Quebec in exchange for Robbie Ftorek and this pick. Dean Talafous did not report to Quebec and retired from hockey. Pat Hickey was substituted to complete the trade after an arbitrator's decision on March 8, 1982.

Round nine

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
169 Alan Hepple (D)  United Kingdom New Jersey Ottawa 67's (OHL)
170 Gary Cullen (C)  Canada Detroit Red Wings Cornell University (ECAC)
171 Miroslav Ihnacak (RW)  Czechoslovakia Toronto Maple Leafs Kosice (Czechoslovakia)
172 Kevin Skilliter (D)  Canada Hartford Whalers Cornwall Royals (OHL)
173 Jamie Reeve (G)  Canada Washington Capitals Saskatoon Blades (SJHL)
174 Dave Chartier (D)  Canada Los Angeles Kings Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
175 Phil Patterson (RW)  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Ottawa 67's (OHL)
176 Matt Christensen (C)  United States St. Louis Blues Aurora-Hoyt Lakes High School (USHS-MN)
177 Ted Pearson (LW)  Canada Calgary Flames University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
178 Greg Gravel (C)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
179 Don McLaren (RW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Ottawa 67's (OHL)
180 Tom Ward (D)  United States Winnipeg Jets Richfield High School (USHS-MN)
181 Mike Hough (LW)  Canada Quebec Nordiques Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
182 Magnus Roupe (LW)  Sweden Philadelphia Flyers Karlstad (Sweden)
183 Kelly Miller (LW)  United States New York Rangers Michigan State University (CCHA)
184 Rob Norman (RW)  Canada Buffalo Sabres Cornwall Royals (OHL)
185 Pat Micheletti (C)  United States Minnesota North Stars Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
186 Doug Kostynski (C)  Canada Boston Bruins Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
187 Brian Williams (C)  United States Montreal Canadiens Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
188 Ian Wood (C)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
189 Gord Paddock (D)  Canada New York Islanders Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.

Round ten

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
190 Brent Shaw (RW)  Canada New Jersey Seattle Breakers (WHL)
191 Brent Meckling (D)  Canada Detroit Red Wings Calgary Canucks (AJHL)
192 Leigh Verstraete (RW)  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
193 Simo Saarinen (D)  Finland New York Rangers (from Hartford)1 Helsinki IFK (Finland)
194 Juha Nurmi (C)  Finland Washington Capitals Tampere Tappara (Finland)
195 John Franzosa (G)  United States Los Angeles Kings Brown University (ECAC)
196 Jim Camazzola (LW)  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
197 John Shumski (C)  United States St. Louis Blues Rennssaeler Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
198 Jim Uens (C)  Canada Calgary Flames Oshawa Generals (OHL)
199 Stu Wenaas (D)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
200 Al Raymond (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
201 Mike Savage (LW)  Canada Winnipeg Jets Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
202 Vincent Lukac (RW)  Czechoslovakia Quebec Nordiques Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
203 Tom Allen (G)  United States Philadelphia Flyers Michigan Technological University (CCHA)
204 Bob Lowes (C)  Canada New York Rangers Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
205 Mike Craig (G)  Canada Buffalo Sabres Billings Bighorns (WHL)
206 Arnold Kadlec (D)  Czechoslovakia Minnesota North Stars Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
207 Tony Gilliard (LW)  Canada New Jersey Devils (from Boston)2 Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
208 Bob Emery (D)  United States Montreal Canadiens Matignon High School (USHS-MA)
209 Grant Dion (D)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCJHL)
210 Eric Faust (D)  Canada New York Islanders Henry Carr Crusaders (MetJHL)
Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  1. The Hartford Whalers' tenth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on October 2, 1981 that sent Chris Kotsopoulos, Gerry McDonald and Doug Sulliman to Hartford in exchange for Mike Rogers and this pick.
  2. The Boston Bruins' tenth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a compensation trade on July 21, 1981 for Colorado signing restricted free agent Dwight Foster. To compete the trade, Colorado's sent a second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for this pick. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982-83 NHL season.

Round eleven

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
211 Scott Fusco (C)  United States New Jersey Harvard University (ECAC)
212 Mike Stern (LW)  Canada Detroit Red Wings Oshawa Generals (OHL)
213 Tim Loven (D)  United States Toronto Maple Leafs Red River High School (USHS-ND)
214 Martin Linse (C)  Sweden Hartford Whalers Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
215 Wayne Prestage (C)  Canada Washington Capitals Seattle Breakers (WHL)
216 Ray Shero (LW)  United States Los Angeles Kings St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
217 Mike James (D)  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Ottawa Generals (OHL)
218 Brian Ahern (LW)  United States St. Louis Blues Sibley High School (USHS-MN)
219 Rick Erdall (C)  United States Calgary Flames University of Minnesota (WCHA)
220 Chris McCauley (RW)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins London Knights (OHL)
221 Steve Driscoll (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Cornwall Royals (OHL)
222 Bob Shaw (RW)  Canada Winnipeg Jets Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
223 Andre Martin (D)  Canada Quebec Nordiques Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
224 Rick Gal (C)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
225 Andy Otto (D)  United States New York Rangers Northwood School (USHS-NY)
226 Jim Plankers (D)  United States Buffalo Sabres Cloquet High School (USHS-MN)
227 Scott Knutson (C)  United States Minnesota North Stars Warroad High School (USHS-MN)
228 Tommy Lehmann (C)  Sweden Boston Bruins Stocksund (Sweden)
229 Darren Acheson (C)  Canada Montreal Canadiens Fort Saskatchewan Traders (AJHL)
230 Chris Smith (G)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Regina Pats (WHL)
231 Pat Goff (D)  United States New York Islanders Ramsey High School (USHS-MN)
Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.

Round twelve

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
232 Dan Dorion (RW)  United States New Jersey Austin Mavericks (USHL)
233 Shaun Reagan (RW)  Canada Detroit Red Wings Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
234 Jim Appleby (G)  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
235 Randy Cameron (D)  Canada Hartford Whalers Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
236 Jon Holden (G)  Canada Washington Capitals Peterborough Petes (OHL)
237 Mats Ulander (LW)  Sweden Los Angeles Kings Solna (Sweden)
238 Bob Andrea (D)  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Dartmouth Arrows (NSJHL)
239 Peter Smith (G)  United States St. Louis Blues University of Maine (ECAC)
240 Dale Thompson (RW)  Canada Calgary Flames Calgary Canucks (AJHL)
241 Stan Bautch (G)  United States Pittsburgh Penguins Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
242 Shawn Green (RW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Victoria Cougars (WHL)
243 Jan Ericson (LW)  Sweden Winnipeg Jets Solna (Sweden)
244 Jozef Lukac (LW)  Czechoslovakia Quebec Nordiques Kosice (Czechoslovakia)
245 Mark Vichorek (D)  United States Philadelphia Flyers Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
246 Dwayne Robinson (D)  Canada New York Rangers University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
247 Marco Kallas (C)  United States Washington Capitals (from Buffalo)1 St. Louis Sting (NAJHL)
248 Jan Jasko (LW)  Czechoslovakia Quebec Nordiques (from Minnesota)2 Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
249 Bruno Campese (G)  Canada Boston Bruins Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
250 Bill Brauer (D)  United States Montreal Canadiens Edina High School (USHS-MN)
251 Jeff Crawford (LW)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Regina Pats (WHL)
252 Jim Koudys (D)  Canada New York Islanders Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  1. The Buffalo Sabres' twelfth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Washington's 12th-rd pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
  2. The Minnesota North Stars' twelfth-round pick went to the Quebec Nordiques as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Quebec's 11th-rd pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
 = NHL All-Star[a] ·  = NHL All-Star[a] and NHL All-Star team ·  = Hall of Famers


Draftees based on nationality

Rank Country Amount
North America 217
1  Canada 156
2  United States 61
Europe 35
3  Sweden 14
4  Czechoslovakia 13
5  Finland 5
6  Soviet Union 3

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  2. ^ While the team had announced its relocation from Denver, it would not choose the nickname "Devils" until June 30.

References

  1. ^ Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.37, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9